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Hurricane (1) Bill1565 at 8:58am 10.26.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1238 Hope your experience with the hurricane goes this well. Forcast still says 25 mph gusts to 35
Hurricane preparations merlinuxo at 8:52am 10.26.12 Ask All Sailors 24/3218 This might be a good place and time to share hurricane preparations with sailors that haven't been i
re-bedding stanchions dvcjcoop at 8:31am 10.26.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/8282 I have a 1978 Catalina 27 with leaking stanchions. When rebedding stanchions, do you re-bed only th
Canadian digital chart software? druid at 8:25am 10.26.12 Ask All Sailors 0/841 Hi You Yankees are SO lucky - you have all your charts in BSB3 format for free. We Canucks have to
Pearson 35 blueprints Eironica at 8:09am 10.26.12 Pearson 2/2754 This boat is one year new to me and I am pretty much new to sailing as well. I have a very experienc
Waiting for Sandy Roger Long at 6:01am 10.26.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3997 I see that I forgot to turn the SPOT on when I left Solomons. I tend to need a checklist when I've
External Bow Thruster cabayer at 5:48am 10.26.12 Big Boats 21/9899 Considering installation of externally mounted bow thruster for 2003 Hunter 46. I welcome suggestion
Tartan 34C boat stand location help ablefoot at 5:14am 10.26.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3986 I am converting a tri-axle float into a float-on, haul out for my Tartan 34C. I am having trouble ge
Dock lines All U Get at 4:49am 10.26.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3234 Hi all, With all the prep for the impending storm(s), I have been in a quandry over dock line tens
Halloween Tricks Jim Legere at 4:03am 10.26.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1103 With Hurricane Sandy forecast to hit the US East coast on Monday, Its going to be a busy weekend for
on the hard soldier1964 at 11:31pm 10.25.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1168 Just pulled my O'Day out of the water. This marks the end of a wonderful sailing season. Also the en
92 first f5 begallin92f5 at 9:00pm 10.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1038 Anyone very familiar with this boat that can answer some rookie questions?
An "off the wall" hurricane prep question capejt at 7:19pm 10.25.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1227 Although it's still too early to tell for sure, it's beginning to look like Sandy is headed our way.
New table (3) jsalley at 6:31pm 10.25.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2806 This was supposed to be a winter project, but I got bored during a period that I couldn't get to the
Whoa.. I think I just sold my boat. rgranger at 4:28pm 10.25.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1184 Many of you have been helping me weigh the pros and cons of either restoring a Rhodes 22 I acquired,
anybody every re-do their plumbing? NorCalCruiser at 4:20pm 10.25.12 Catalina 30 11/2736 so my '85 c-30 sat on the hard for like 6 years till we dusted her off and got her going this year.
wheres the emergency tiller typically stowed? NorCalCruiser at 3:44pm 10.25.12 Catalina 30 9/2827 hi, the other forum got me thinking... im new to my c30 and havent located the emergency tiller yet
possible C-30 owner bvos1@cox.net at 2:15pm 10.25.12 Catalina 30 6/1967 I'm considering purchasing a early 80' C-30 and would appreciate any imput in regard to areas of con
Active solar tracking Bill Roosa at 1:33pm 10.25.12 Ask All Sailors 40/6772 Hey all Got an idea a while back to increase my solar collection capability. I did not want to cove
replacing the uphaul keel line luv2sail222 at 1:28pm 10.25.12 Smaller Boats 12/3328 Hi everybody, new member and boat owner. My husband and I just purchased a 23.5 Hunter and the uph

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Selden self tacking jib system John Montgomery at 8:02am 11.14.22 DIY my own selftacker. Not to hard to do. FYI my boat came with a Solent stay so I can still hank on
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum JamesG161 at 7:58am 11.14.22 Countdown to launch started today!! The two-hour window for launch opens at 1:04 a.m. EST Wednesday
Engineless.... jssailem at 7:40am 11.14.22 Oh DJ... Applying logic to an illogical query... :biggrin:
Buying used C22. Fresh vs salt water boat? (1) ambler at 7:27am 11.14.22 I've got to agree with Gene. My 1983 C22 spent it's entire life in a freshwater lake and this is wha
Engineless.... dLj at 7:27am 11.14.22 Seems to me you are all missing the point here. The OP said - I'll paraphrase here - due to time c
Engineless.... rgranger at 6:58am 11.14.22 There's a famous sailor(he's name escapes me) that has been sailing almost forever without an engin
Engineless.... Dave Groshong at 6:36am 11.14.22 I sailed my 1963 Cal 28 over 15,000 open ocean miles without an engine or desal system, I feel like
Engineless.... JBP-PA at 6:35am 11.14.22 This couple sails a Cape Dory 25 with no engine. https://www.omick.net/adventure/sailing/engineless
Engineless.... Scott T-Bird at 6:34am 11.14.22 James Baldwin comes to mind sailing on his boat Atom, a 28-foot Pearson Triton. But he has put an o
Engineless.... AlastairLC at 6:19am 11.14.22 Check out the How to Sail Oceans series on YouTube. No engine. He uses a sculling oar to get in and
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? Scott T-Bird at 6:04am 11.14.22
Engineless.... jssailem at 5:59am 11.14.22 Sorry - I call foul. The posted query presents a conflict between disassociated items. Would you
Galley table question. KevinKirby at 5:50am 11.14.22 Thanks Kellerd! That's the exact way I was going to approach it if I ended up purchasing the boat. M
Engineless.... dLj at 5:35am 11.14.22 Ok... This is going to be VERY controversial a theme here with gazillions of why I should and anoth
Pleasant Surprise/Docking CaptainStan at 5:35am 11.14.22 I have a line from the mid point back to the cockpit with a loop on the end. When I come in I drop t
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 5:34am 11.14.22 You're going to love the P42. Great boat, easy to sail, stiff and fast. We purchased our 1991 model
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 5:26am 11.14.22 Thank you, John for updating the forum for me. We are in our designated slip in Cape Marina, finally
Engineless.... stickinthemud57 at 5:04am 11.14.22 Terry's comments are spot on. I look back on the days I sailed my dad's boats in and out of their s
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:00am 11.14.22 @isaksp00 is correct using the location of baby stay. Catalina Sport 22 had a mast raise system alo
Galley table question. kellerd at 4:58am 11.14.22 Had the same problem on my Hunter 35.5. The rust was on the lower sleeve that travels the post at th

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